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Posted by Kaizar Campwala
While I don't hold an opinion piece piece to the fairness standards of regular journalism, I was tickled by the comment that he makes no pretense to being non-partisan. I do, however, think his characterization of Faux Noise is spot on. The only thing he got wrong, in my experience, is that American viewers are on to the fact that Faux is not news. Several elderly people I know who watch it pretty constantly, believe everything they say. Pollsters report that regular Faux viewers have beliefs about Iraq, Al-Quida, and other important issues of the day that are directly opposite of known facts. This is because they actually DO believe what they hear on TV. Scary, but true. Watching Faux Noise will rot your brain.
